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Little Grass Valley Reservoir

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Little Grass Valley Dam is a rock-fill dam 840 feet (260 m) long and 210 feet (64 m) high, with 18 feet (5.5 m) of freeboard. The South Feather Water and Power Agency owns the dam.
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South Fork Feather River, Black Rock Creek, Ice Creek, Pancake Ravine, Kenzie Ravine
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This article is about the lake. For the census-designated place, see
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Little Grass Valley Dam
Little Grass Valley, California

Location of the artificial lake in California.
Plumas County, California
39°43′45″N 120°59′25″W / 39.72917°N 120.99028°W / 39.72917; -120.99028
Type
reservoir
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
South Fork Feather River
Catchment area
Basin
not a well-defined measure
Plumas County, California
Plumas National Forest
Pacific Crest Trail
South Fork Feather River

Plumas County, California
39°43′18″N 121°01′22″W / 39.72167°N 121.02278°W / 39.72167; -121.02278
Type of dam
South Fork Feather River
Catchment area

Plumas National Forest
Pacific Crest Trail
Yuba City
List of dams and reservoirs in California
List of lakes in California

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